State prison for man who violated order of protection, threatened woman
ALBION – An Albion man was sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison on Wednesday in Orleans County Court.
Stacy Moss, 36, pleaded guilty on April 1 to criminal contempt in the first degree and attempted burglary in the third degree. Moss, formerly of Medina, is a second-felony offender.
The charges originated in the Town of Shelby on November 14, 2025. Moss, in an April 1 county court appearance, admitted to going to the residence of a person he was supposed to not have contact with through an order of protection. He went to that residence on Nov. 14 and he acknowledged he tried to break down her door and threatened to kill her. He admitted to violating the order of protection.
Judge Sanford Church gave Moss the maximum sentence in a plea agreement.
In other cases in county court:
• Michael White, 22, of Albion was sentenced to six months in the county jail and five years probation for attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
White was charged on Sept. 15 after he allegedly had a 20-round magazine in his backpack and pulled his hands away when law enforcement attempted to handcuff him. He also allegedly tried to strike an officer with his elbows.
White previously admitted in court to having the large-capacity device that could hold more than 20 rounds.
• Mark Underwood pleaded guilty to E felony DWI, and could face time in jail and on probation when he is sentenced on July 22.
He was charged on November 26, 2025 after registering a Blood Alcohol Content of .10 percent in Albion.
• Timothy Ausman Jr., 56, of Albion had bail set at $10,000 cash, $20,000 insurance bond and $50,000 ten percent partially secured bail bond.
He appeared in court after being arrested in Albion on May 18 on numerous charges including criminal mischief in the second degree, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle 1st, DWI, fleeing a police officer, and reckless endangerment 2nd.
Ausman damaged two Albion patrol vehicles after refusing to stop when he was observed driving recklessly in the village. He next appears in the Town of Albion Court on May 26.
